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January 31, 1943, Page 26 The New York Times Archives

Friday's sitdown strike of 121 transit workers employed in the Jamaica inspection barn of the Eighth Avenue Subway System, in Kew Gardens, Queens, and work stoppages last Wednesday and Thursday in IRT shops, were assailed yesterday by John H. Delaney, chairman of the Board of Transportation, as "acts of distinct sabotage."View Full Article in Timesmachine »

A version of this archives appears in print on January 31, 1943, on Page 26 of the New York edition with the headline: DELANEY ASSAILS TRANSIT SITDOWNS; Chairman of Transportation Board Declares Stoppages 'Acts of Distinct Sabotage'. Order Reprints|Today's Paper|Subscribe